COLUMNS
OFFHAND
Clueless in Iraq
Happenings in Iraq continue to mesmerise and elbow out more worthwhile topics. I am sure most of us have often vowed not to allow happenings there to intrude into our priorities and neglect issues of direct and immediate concern to us. But no: We ...
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WIDE CANVAS
The great contradiction
The rupee climbing above the Rs 40 a dollar level really does not mean much as far as currency fluctuation is concerned, especially if one has in mind the months it has been hovering at the Rs 40-plus level. To go back a bit, the rupee was ...
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ON THE MOVE
Lanka order on exporters’ petition — A boost to shippers’ morale
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A RINGSIDE VIEW
Further flow of liquidity likely
But domestic compulsion may curb inflow
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MUTUAL CONFIDENCE
Fixed-income space buzzing with activities
When equities are so compelling, does it make sense to talk much about debt funds? You may think that the answer is obvious. However, let us just tell you that the seemingly lacklustre world of fixed-income funds is currently in a flux, marked ...
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ADR WATCH
HDFC Bank hits lifetime high
Infosys Technologies, Dr Reddy’s losers
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SAY CHEEK
You have no idea how much damage economists can do!
May Day parade. Leonid Brezhnev was watching it from Lenin's Tomb. The Soviet Union's full military might was on display. "First came battalions of elite troops, impressive soldiers, all six foot two, marching in absolute lockstep. Right behind ...
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RANDOM WALK
A new trajectory
As a unique and path-breaking institution, the Indian Institute of Space Science and Technology needs to be supported not only for the pride it will bring to Kerala but also for the larger good of India’s space programme.
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CHAT
Cooling when ‘tis almost an apple?
Khan was anxiously reading Ben’s recent statement about subprime woes. Jogin was restlessly thumbing through ‘The Age of Turbulence’. And Dakshinamoorthy was studiously digging up literature on stockmarket ...
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EUROSCAPE
Water management in Europe — Germany’s wellspring of resources
Access to safe water and adequate sanitation in Germany is a common given. Responsibility for policy-setting in public water supply and sanitation in Germany is shared between the EU, the federal government and the state governments. When it comes to management of water resources, distribution and recycling, India can learn a few lessons from Germany.
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JOTTINGS
Whither science and secularism?
When this column had visited the subject of the Ram Sethu project last week, it ended by saying that the truth about the existence of mythological and religious figures can never be made the subject of rational debate or proved in a court of ...
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PEOPLE WISE
Skilled workforce shortage: Hard realities
While the Government is grappling with the lack of increase in jobs in the organisation sector despite GDP growing at over 9 per cent, business leaders across industries are grappling with an acute shortage of skilled workers despite over 120 lakh en tering the workforce every year. This article attempts to understand this apparent contradiction better by looking at the subject of skilled workforce shortage from multiple dimensions.
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